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Unnecessary Antimicrobial Use in the Context of Clostridium difficile Infection: A Call to Arms for the Veterans Affairs Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Christopher J. Graber ,
Karl Madaras-Kelly ,
Makoto M. Jones ,
Melinda M. Neuhauser  and
Matthew Bidwell Goetz
Christopher J. Graber*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
Karl Madaras-Kelly
Affiliation:
Pharmacy Service, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho; and College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Meridian, Idaho
Makoto M. Jones
Affiliation:
IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Melinda M. Neuhauser
Affiliation:
Department of VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Hines, Illinois
Matthew Bidwell Goetz
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
*
Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, 111-F, Los Angeles, CA 90073 (Christopher.graber@va.gov)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , June 2013 , pp. 651 - 653
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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